26 March,2021 10:33 AM IST | Paris | PTI
Saina Nehwal
London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal advanced to the quarter-finals of the Orleans Masters badminton tournament after prevailing over France's Marie Batomene in the women's singles second round here on Thursday.
Running against time to make it to her fourth Olympics, Saina recovered from the opening game reversal to see off World No. 65 Marie 18-21, 21-15, 21-10 in a 51-minute clash in the Super 100 event, which is part of BWF's revised Olympic qualification period.
Ira Sharma, ranked 162, also made it to the quarter-finals after beating Bulgaria's World No. 71 Mariya Mitsova 21-18, 21-13 in 32 minutes. The Indian is likely to clash against Denmark's Line Christophersen next.
On Wednesday, Commonwealth Games bronze medallists Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy, seeded eighth, scraped past the Denmark duo of Amalie Magelund and Freja Ravn 21-9, 17-21, 21-19 in women's doubles.
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